Just because there is a large puddle of murky water with sewage mud...does not mean you need to roll in it until you are a slopping mess...you are not a competitor for "The Ditch Pig of the Year…Continue

It is commonly heard in almost every lesson or at every warm up ring at shows.

"Get those shoulders back...or point the toes up"

I find this particular articulation to be misleading to the rider.

When a rider "brings the shoulders back" they generally believe the coach wants them to bring the shouldes back by engaging the muscles along that run along the spine while wrapping the shoulder blades around an imaginary fist to bring the upper body back…